| Northern Illinois Huskies | ||
2008 Northern Illinois Huskies Football ScheduleFinal Record: 6-7, 5-3 (MAC) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tickets | |
| Saturday Aug. 30 | at Minnesota Golden Gophers TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Lost 31-27 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 6 | at Western Michigan Broncos Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI | Lost 29-26 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 13 | --- | Open Date | --- | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 20 | Indiana State Sycamores Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL | Won 48-3 | --- | |
| Saturday Sept. 27 | at Eastern Michigan Eagles Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, MI | Won 37-0 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 4 | at Tennessee Volunteers Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN | Lost 13-9 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 11 | Miami (OH) RedHawks Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL | Won 17-13 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 18 | Toledo Rockets Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL | Won 38-7 | --- | |
| Saturday Oct. 25 | Bowling Green Falcons Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL | Won 16-13 | --- | |
| Saturday Nov. 1 | --- | Open Date | --- | --- |
| Wednesday Nov. 5 | at Ball State Cardinals Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, IN | Lost 45-14 | --- | |
| Wednesday Nov. 12 | Central Michigan Chippewas Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL | Lost 33-30 | --- | |
| Tuesday Nov. 18 | at Kent State Golden Flashes Dix Stadium, Kent, OH | Won 42-14 | --- | |
| Tuesday Nov. 25 | Navy Midshipmen Huskie Stadium, Dekalb, IL | Lost 16-0 | --- | |
| 2008 Independence Bowl | ||||
| Sunday Dec. 28 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA | Lost 17-10 | --- | |